Society & Culture - 13 August 2007

Here are some great tales from where I live. About 12 years ago an old man in a nursing home here in town called a taxi and escaped with his walker--had the driver take him to a bank and went in and demanded $50.00--got it and went back to his taxi--had the driver take him to his old favorite pub and was on his second drink when the police came to get him--the cops took up fund and paid back the bank and no charges were filed. In 2003 our airport was overhauled and updated, lots of oohs and asaas on the new security. Seems some elderly lady rented a big van drove right thru the motion sensor doors and thru the terminal to the rental agency to return the van without running over anyone in the terminal. Their solution was to put big flower pots in the front of the doors outside. Tell me your good ones???

2007-08-13 08:45:32 · 5 answers · asked by lilabner 6 in Senior Citizens

on the anniversary of his death(this thursday),what should we do on this day to celebrate the life of elvis???where were you when it was announced that he had died?(or if you are too young)whats your early memories of the king?

2007-08-13 08:45:30 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

2007-08-13 08:45:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

in my opinion this is a perfect vision of hell

2007-08-13 08:42:55 · 10 answers · asked by stevie 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Eggplant seeds spell out God.
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=bizarre&id=5563034

Do people really think this is how a deity would communicate?

2007-08-13 08:42:31 · 17 answers · asked by LabGrrl 7 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 08:40:34 · 9 answers · asked by Fire-Fly 1 in Languages

They are always liberal. They perform "gay marriages" Just li Tori Spelling who specifically became a female minister to perform a "gay marriage"

I am not a "bible-banger" but I can tell when liberalism is going decietful. They are evil as a bad chicken.

2007-08-13 08:40:24 · 13 answers · asked by sudsbud9er 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Damn, I've been known to mess up good relationships, but this has to be a record for shortest!

Rachel QVT said about Mullah/Tragic and Riegan;s marriage:

"SIGH. Riegan takes all the good guys.

Source(s):

Story of my life.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AvwIGl8Gb1ElwRG2ytnVk8Ld7BR.?qid=20070813122046AAhLd01

Damn, baby - your the one that proposed to ME! I guess I see where I stand.

This song sums my feelings up nicely:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R-ZE-gFcBA

2007-08-13 08:39:32 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I've told this story a couple of times, in other questions, but I'm going to do so again.

I grew up in a Southern Baptist family. I was taught that, if I didn't believe in the Christian god, there was something wrong with me. I was told that all I had to do was pray for Jesus to enter my heart, and I would believe, and be saved from hell, which I was terrified of. I was told I'd feel whole, happy, wonderful. So when I was about 7, I prayed for Jesus to enter my heart and fill me with belief. I felt nothing. I prayed and prayed, and nothing ever happened. I was so scared, I thought God was rejecting me. I thought I was doomed. For years, I didn't tell anyone how I could not feel the love of God, could not bring myself to believe.

I'm an Agnostic now, and quite happy, but I could have been a lifelong believer. Christians say that their god wants all of us to believe. So why didn't your god enter the heart of a sincere little girl who wanted nothing more than to be his?

2007-08-13 08:38:55 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

i was just wondering if any one knew any celebrities that are pentecostal or baptist. Just being curious

2007-08-13 08:37:48 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I'd like to point out these two quotes from Jane Roberts/Seth's books::

"You are a sender and a receiver. Because ideas have an electromagnetic reality, beliefs, because of their -intensity-, radiate strongly. Due to the organizing structure of your own psychological nature, similar beliefs congregate, and you will readily accept those with which you already agree." -Seth

"Information does not exist by itself. Connected with it is the consciousness of all those who understand it, perceive it, or originate it. So there are not records in terms of objective, forever-available banks of information into which you tune. Instead, the consciousness that held, or holds, or will hold the information attracts it like a magnet... The information itself wants to move toward consciousness. It is not dead or inert. It is something you grab for, it is also something that wants to be grabbed, and so it gravitates to those who seek it." -Seth

2007-08-13 08:37:13 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

They have Colombus day,and they have the Land Run of Oklahoma day, but i didnt run on that day, because i said that it was wrong, but there is no Native American day, they should have a day of celebrating of Sitting Bull's birthday, or the Choctaw Code talkers, but why dont they?
dont you think that there should be a Native American holiday?

2007-08-13 08:35:31 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Cultures & Groups

"You shall not make for yourself any graven image, or any likeness of what is in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the water under the earth."
Nevertheless there is lots of figurative art in churches. Why?

2007-08-13 08:35:20 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I was on the computer and I saw something about how that train women to control their breath and survive in the ocean and then give them a tail and dump them on the reefs and come back for them later like a month later!!!!

2007-08-13 08:35:05 · 14 answers · asked by XxFull MoonxX 1 in Mythology & Folklore

I read an article in my local newspaper. Basically the article was about how schools these days are having trouble keeping biology teachers. They said that these evangelical students are giving teachers so much crap when they try and teach evolution that the teachers just get tired of it and find other jobs. The schools apparently are trying to make it to where that in order to take biology, the student would have the have a 3.0 GPA or higher to even qualify to take biology. I think it's funny that these evangelical crazies are such notoriously bad students that the schools would even suggest this as a solution.

2007-08-13 08:31:56 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Like seriously everybody in the united states are racist. wether its blacks against white or mexicans against white. Whatever it is its wrong.

When I went to europe nobody judged me by the way I looked or talked. I was there to play soccer and I made some great friends.

There was black people, white people, dutch, mexican, and we all got along, so why is it so hard for people here to get along. We were all created equal by the same person and all it is is that we look and talk diffrent. We all live, breath, shed blood, have friends, someone who loves us, someone to talk to.
WHY CANT WE ALL GET ALONG???

2007-08-13 08:28:19 · 84 answers · asked by crazedblonde101 1 in Other - Cultures & Groups

no matter what you do! you will never stop the Word of God to spread across the World! It's written

you cannot destroy The Bible! even though you don't agree with it, because it does not fit your lifestyle! it does not matter

blessings

2007-08-13 08:27:36 · 28 answers · asked by Not of This World Returns 3 in Religion & Spirituality

Whereas one is determined purely by genetics and the other having both biological and environmental influences, people can't seem to accept others for who they are. Homosexuality is not a sin, and any God who declares it so (not naming anybody) is a bigot, not worthy of worship. Just as it does not make one better, or more righteous, for being white, it does not make one better for being heterosexual.

If you think otherwise, please explain rationally why you disagree.

Saying homosexuals cannot reproduce (which is false) is a lame argument, and does not give you the right to discriminate. Any other reasons for your intolerance?

2007-08-13 08:25:34 · 27 answers · asked by khard 6 in Religion & Spirituality

However, there is a lot of proof, but that is not the point of this question. What evidence do you have that proves God is not real? Can you convert me from a Christian to an atheist? It will not be easy, but if you can do this, I will be forever in your debt.

2007-08-13 08:23:43 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

But Tragic says you have to be completely rude during the ceremony - and also after the ceremony ;-)

2007-08-13 08:20:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

sorry marc c i deleted your email by mistake ...

2007-08-13 08:20:23 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

I have not noticed it to be any different from any other day.

Why doesn't God show his power and answer the billions of prayers for peace, and love, and health. Are these things unimportant to God?

Does prayer really change His plans?

2007-08-13 08:20:17 · 13 answers · asked by The Dog Abides 3 in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 08:19:00 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

2007-08-13 08:17:06 · 26 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6 in Senior Citizens

My question is does your desire for GOD have to be greater than lack of will and hoping GOD alone will change what you are asking for?

In a program that was on homosexuals who state they are now heterosexual after finding hope and power from GOD and the Holy Spirit, one thing they said is that they desired to please GOD first before anything else including thier sexual orientation, they also said the homosexuals who did not find change with GOD when they asked to be converted, did not want to please GOD first, they wanted GOD to change them with the lack of desire in pleasing GOD before anything else.

Do you agree with this?

2007-08-13 08:16:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Is there a specific point where humans outlawed sex via religions, or has it always been this way- has sex always been considered bad, sinful, dirty, evil, etc., by the majority?

2007-08-13 08:15:25 · 57 answers · asked by Meow 5 in Religion & Spirituality

Because I think that it should be a major sin. Taking advantage of the poor and capitalizing on their desperation is inexusable! I realize that it's nothing new, but it never fails to amaze me the depths that people will willingly sink just to turn a profit. I just wanted to know how big a sin The Bible (both testaments)indicates it is.

2007-08-13 08:14:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

in the bible,
how many stories , sentences , events are not true and conflicting with each other.

2007-08-13 08:14:09 · 36 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality

Huntings. Dark nights when you say it. Pluse the horror movies.

2007-08-13 08:12:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Mythology & Folklore

I think we should. And not only add Critical Thinking as a separate subject, but incorporate the logical reasoning techniques into the other subjects. To foment in the children a healthy rational spirit to question and not just absorb every single piece of information. We should teach them to be more concerned with questions like:
what do you mean by? how did you come to that conclusion? what is the source of your information?,etc.
I think it could be a way to fight the credulity crisis that's affecting the world nowadays. What do you think?

2007-08-13 08:11:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Religion & Spirituality